thereupon_o which_o may_v soon_o have_v be_v speak_v yea_o sure_o will_v not_o have_v be_v omit_v have_v zebulun_n be_v so_o situate_v ale_v that_o zebulun_n border_v on_o this_o sea_n may_v clear_o be_v demonstrate_v first_o from_o jacob_n prophecy_n that_o he_o shall_v dwell_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o at_o the_o haven_n of_o the_o sea_n sea_n in_o the_o plural_a point_v at_o his_o position_n betwixt_o the_o mediterranean_a and_o galilean_a sea_n the_o west_n and_o east_n bound_n of_o his_o possession_n now_o lest_o any_o shall_v seek_v to_o wave_v these_o word_n by_o a_o enallage_n in_o number_n a_o figure_n we_o confess_v frequent_a in_o hebrew_n zebuluns_n bound_v on_o the_o galilean-sea_n be_v unfallible_o collect_v out_o of_o the_o 13._o gospel_n where_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o capernaum_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o sea_n coast_n in_o the_o border_n of_o zâ—bulun_n and_o naphtali_n philol._n christ_n his_o feed_n of_o five_o thousand_o with_o five_o loaf_n 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12._o hebron_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n so_o infirm_a be_v your_o inference_n that_o shamir_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n be_v in_o issachar_n because_o tola_n a_o issacharite_n be_v entomb_v therein_o ale_v you_o instance_n only_o in_o person_n some_o forcible_o other_o treacherous_o slay_v which_o occasion_v their_o hasty_a tumultuary_a and_o extravagant_a interment_n remember_v also_o that_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n though_o intermediate_o at_o jabesh_n gilead_n be_v final_o entomb_v in_o the_o 14._o sepulcher_n of_o their_o father_n in_o the_o land_n of_o benjamin_n as_o we_o may_v presume_v that_o tola_n his_o corpse_n a_o peaceable_a judge_n no_o violent_a detention_n or_o disturbance_n appear_v to_o the_o contrary_a do_v rest_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o that_o tribe_n the_o jew_n general_o be_v as_o ceremonious_a to_o be_v bury_v in_o their_o own_o land_n as_o to_o be_v marry_v in_o their_o own_o lineage_n chap._n ix_o objection_n against_o manasseh_n on_o this_o â—ide_v jordan_n answer_v philol._n and_o why_o so_o much_o of_o the_o map_n of_o issachar_n present_v again_o in_o manasseh_n what_o need_v this_o waste_n and_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o again_o ale_v the_o square_n of_o the_o map_n necessary_o command_v the_o repetition_n thereof_o nor_o be_v it_o lose_v labour_n because_o two_o scatter_a piece_n in_o issachar_n belong_v to_o manasseh_n philol._n but_o o_o what_o a_o medley_n motley_n piece_v map_n have_v you_o make_v of_o this_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseth_n surely_n josephs_n coat_n consist_v not_o of_o more_o 3._o colour_n than_o manasseh_n josephs_n son_n portion_n be_v make_v up_o of_o shred_n and_o parcel_n as_o you_o have_v present_v it_o mar_v the_o entireness_n of_o this_o half_a tribe_n with_o your_o manifold_a division_n ale_v and_o yet_o no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v warrant_v by_o god_n word_n let_v none_o part_v what_o he_o have_v put_v together_o nor_o put_v together_o what_o he_o have_v part_v i_o delight_v not_o 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within_o the_o suburb_n of_o anathoth_n see_v nob_n be_v neither_o name_v among_o the_o four_o city_n bestow_v on_o the_o levite_n in_o this_o tribe_n josh._n 21._o 17._o nor_o be_v it_o any_o of_o the_o eight_o and_o forty_o belong_v unto_o they_o throughout_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o canaan_n ale_v that_o nob_n be_v in_o this_o tribe_n appear_v by_o that_o catalogue_n of_o city_n present_v we_o in_o 31._o nehemiah_n which_o the_o benjamite_n repossess_v after_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n that_o it_o be_v a_o levite_n yea_o a_o priest_n city_n appear_v too_o plain_o by_o the_o 19_o massacre_n therein_o on_o they_o commit_v we_o confess_v it_o none_o of_o the_o eight_o and_o forty_o original_o assign_v to_o the_o levite_n yet_o how_o they_o in_o after-age_n be_v capable_a of_o supernumerary_a city_n more_o than_o in_o their_o first_o charter_n and_o how_o the_o mortâ—main_n of_o the_o levite_n as_o i_o may_v term_v it_o be_v enlarge_v with_o new_a foundation_n we_o have_v 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that_o be_v north-east_n 2_o another_o turn_v the_o way_n to_o bethoron_n that_o be_v full_a west_n 3_o the_o three_o to_o the_o border_n that_o look_v to_o the_o valley_n of_o zeboim_n that_o be_v southeast_n thus_o divide_v themselves_o they_o compass_v their_o end_n and_o destroy_v that_o necessary_a profession_n in_o all_o the_o land_n for_o the_o music_n of_o the_o harp_n may_v better_o be_v spare_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n than_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o hammer_n indeed_o i_o have_v hear_v that_o therâ—_n be_v a_o house_n on_o london-bridge_n build_v entire_o of_o wood_n without_o any_o mixture_n of_o iron-naile_n therein_o therefore_o common_o call_v none-such_a for_o the_o rarity_n of_o the_o structure_n thereof_o but_o if_o any_o can_v show_v a_o civilise_a state_n extant_a on_o earth_n without_o the_o use_n of_o smith_n therein_o it_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o nâ—neâ—such_n indeed_o yea_o the_o very_a philistine_n themselves_o though_o they_o suppress_v the_o military_a use_n of_o smith_n for_o matter_n of_o arm_n permit_v by_o way_n of_o lone_a their_o use_n to_o sharpen_v instrument_n of_o 20._o husbandry_n this_n not_o their_o bounty_n but_o policy_n suffer_v as_o be_v confident_a when_o the_o israelite_n have_v plough_v harrow_v &_o sow_v their_o ground_n reap_v house_v and_o thresh_v their_o grain_n than_o they_o at_o pleasure_n can_v come_v up_o to_o take_v bake_v and_o eat_v it_o themselves_o §_o 53._o so_o much_o for_o the_o city_n in_o benjamin_n dâ—â—g_v of_o who_o situation_n we_o have_v any_o certainty_n a_o second_o sort_n succeed_v know_v by_o their_o conjectural_a flag_n to_o be_v of_o doubtful_a position_n among_o these_o nob_n just_o claim_v the_o precedency_n make_v by_o we_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o anathoth_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n where_o ahimelech_n victual_v david_n and_o his_o man_n with_o 4._o shewbread_n and_o arm_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o 9_o goliath_n there_o keep_v for_o a_o monument_n let_v other_o inquire_v why_o david_n sling_n be_v not_o rather_o preserve_v for_o that_o purpose_n see_v it_o overcome_v the_o other_o a_o false_a brother_n be_v present_a by_o name_n doeg_n nation_n a_o edomite_n office_n master_n of_o the_o king_n herdsman_n who_o tell_v all_o and_o more_o than_o all_o to_o saul_n add_v of_o his_o own_o head_n that_o ahimelech_n 10._o inquire_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o sure_o i_o be_o doeg_n inquire_v not_o of_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o tell_v so_o damnable_a a_o untruth_n hereupon_o saul_n condemn_v the_o priest_n to_o death_n and_o other_o decline_v so_o savage_a a_o service_n doeg_n undertake_v it_o kill_v fourscore_o and_o five_o person_n which_o wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n beside_o woman_n child_n suckling_n and_o cattle_n so_o voracious_a be_v the_o appetite_n of_o his_o sword_n and_o so_o active_a his_o cruelty_n when_o in_o commission_n and_o arm_v with_o authority_n §_o 54._o the_o reader_n eye_n may_v easy_o discover_v such_o place_n of_o uncertain_a position_n as_o remain_v zeboim_n and_o among_o they_o zemaraim_n so_o name_v in_o hebrew_n for_o plenty_n of_o wool_n thereabouts_o as_o woollwich_n in_o kent_n and_o woollton_n in_o dorsetshire_n be_v so_o call_v upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n we_o set_v zemaraim_n next_o bethel_n because_o name_v 22._o next_o unto_o it_o where_o some_o place_n the_o 18._o zemarite_n ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n as_o we_o have_v former_o cap._n observe_v nigh_o this_o city_n be_v a_o hill_n 4._o of_o the_o same_o name_n whereon_o king_n abijah_n stand_v &_o make_v his_o excellent_a oration_n want_v nothing_o but_o a_o better_a man_n to_o utter_v it_o immediate_o before_o his_o miraculous_a victory_n over_o the_o army_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n which_o though_o it_o sound_v like_o a_o country_n yet_o because_o go_v in_o 35._o equipage_n with_o other_o city_n may_v be_v conclude_v a_o city_n itself_o and_o what_o be_v valladolit_fw-la or_o vallis_n olitana_n in_o spain_n and_o vale-royall_a in_o cheshire_n but_o the_o former_a a_o fair_a city_n &_o the_o latter_a late_o a_o abbey_n now_o a_o village_n i_o be_o almost_o of_o opinion_n that_o this_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n take_v its_o denomination_n from_o solomon_n workman_n of_o who_o we_o 46._o read_v that_o in_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n in_o the_o clay_n ground_n they_o cast_v all_o the_o brazen_a vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n do_v not_o the_o position_n of_o that_o place_n whereof_o before_z lie_v a_o little_a more_o northward_n we_o conclude_v with_o zeboim_n not_o the_o same_o with_o that_o city_n first_o 23._o burn_v then_o drown_v in_o the_o daed-sea_n but_o another_o probable_o build_v not_o far_o thence_o near_o the_o influx_n of_o jordan_n into_o the_o dead-sea_n §_o 55._o 18._o sâ—imei_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n be_v solomon_n purveyor_n in_o benjamin_n arm_n the_o arm_n of_o benjamin_n be_v gules_a a_o wolf_n salient_a argent_fw-fr in_o allusion_n to_o jacob_n word_n he_o shall_v 27._o ravine_v as_o a_o wolf_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o shall_v devour_v the_o prey_n and_o at_o night_n he_o shall_v divide_v the_o spoil_n sure_o the_o conformity_n hereof_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o person_n of_o benjamin_n who_o appear_v rather_o lamblike_a then_o wolvish_a in_o that_o little_a leave_v of_o he_o in_o scripture_n some_o conceive_v they_o have_v find_v the_o resemblance_n in_o the_o two_o saul_n of_o this_o tribe_n the_o one_o persecute_v david_n the_o other_o the_o son_n of_o david_n christ_n in_o his_o member_n with_o rage_v cruelty_n but_o to_o wave_v the_o various_a rabbinicall_a conceit_n hereof_o certain_o this_o as_o all_o other_o similitude_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v not_o to_o be_v seek_v in_o the_o disgraceful_a but_o commendable_a quality_n of_o a_o wolf_n thus_o when_o god_n say_v of_o himself_o 15._o behold_v i_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n it_o be_v not_o mean_v injurious_o fraudulent_o mischievous_o but_o secret_o sudden_o irresistible_o this_o premise_a though_o wolf_n and_o fox_n general_o hear_v ill_a in_o scripture_n yet_o the_o former_a excel_v in_o sight_n descry_v thing_n at_o great_a distance_n in_o sleight_n of_o excessive_a agility_n of_o body_n &_o in_o might_n very_o strong_a in_o proportion_n to_o the_o bulk_n thereof_o all_o which_o property_n discover_v themselves_o in_o the_o benjamite_n quick_a sight_v steady_a 16._o hand_a witness_v their_o good_a mark-man_n and_o stouthearted_a in_o a_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o both_o their_o valour_n and_o success_n be_v foretell_v in_o this_o blessing_n bestow_v upon_o they_o here_o the_o map_n of_o judah_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chap._n 13._o §_o 1._o judah_n quality_n foâ—rth_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leab_n his_o wife_n be_v general_o a_o well-natured_n man_n 26._o endeavour_v preservation_n of_o his_o brother_n joseph_n and_o a_o excellent_a speaker_n be_v the_o 18._o mouth_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n in_o his_o eloquent_a oration_n to_o josâ—â—h_v not_o that_o these_o his_o good_a quality_n which_o otherwhiles_o be_v allay_v with_o lust_n 24._o and_o cruelty_n be_v the_o cause_n buâ—_n rather_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n prefer_v he_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n of_o this_o tribe_n threescore_o 4._o and_o fourteen_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o can_v out_o of_o egypt_n all_o which_o deserve_o die_a in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o disobedience_n the_o next_o generation_n descend_v from_o they_o be_v threescore_o and_o sixteen_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n §_o 2._o judah_n say_v the_o 2._o scripture_n prevail_v above_o his_o brethren_n tribe_n and_o of_o he_o come_v the_o chief_a ruler_n so_o that_o he_o may_v be_v trace_v all_o along_o by_o the_o footstep_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n while_o they_o be_v in_o thâ—_n wilderness_n god_n order_v that_o the_o standard_n of_o judah_n shall_v pitch_v first_o oâ—_n the_o 3._o east_n side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n towards_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n perchance_o to_o denote_v that_o the_o 2._o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v with_o heal_v in_o his_o wing_n shall_v be_v extract_v from_o that_o tribe_n when_o joshua_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o childreâ—_n of_o israel_n ask_v of_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v go_v up_o first_o for_o we_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o candanite_n it_o be_v answer_v 2._o judah_n shall_v go_v up_o othniel_n the_o first_o judge_n be_v hence_o descend_v and_o david_n in_o who_o royal_a line_n the_o crown_n last_v for_o above_o four_o hundred_o year_n and_o after_o the_o return_n from_o captivity_n zorobabel_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o style_n of_o 1._o governor_n which_o office_n for_o some_o time_n continue_v in_o his_o family_n in_o a_o word_n beside_o prince_n so_o puissant_a be_v the_o tribe_n in_o general_n joab_n abishdi_n amasa_n etc._n
of_o the_o temple_n be_v 3_o after_o the_o first_o measure_n that_o be_v according_a to_o those_o whereby_o the_o ark_n be_v frame_v before_o man_n first_o strength_n and_o stature_n be_v abate_v for_o as_o it_o be_v hard_o exact_o to_o define_v how_o big_a man_n be_v in_o former_a age_n so_o it_o plain_o appear_v both_o by_o scripture_n and_o pagan_a testimony_n how_o much_o man_n might_n be_v impair_v and_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o ancient_n homer_n iliad_n e_o in_o the_o duel_n betwixt_o diomedes_n and_o aeneas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d virgil_n aeneid_n 12._o in_o the_o fight_n betwixt_o aeneas_n and_o turnus_n vix_fw-la saxum_fw-la lecti_fw-la biâ—_n sex_n cervice_fw-la subirent_fw-la qualia_n nunc_fw-la hominum_fw-la producit_fw-la corpora_fw-la tellus_fw-la a_o stone_n he_o snatch_v and_o throw_v a_o stone_n indeed_o so_o huge_a so_o heavy_a two_o man_n now_o have_v need_n to_o heave_v it_o up_o such_o dwarf_n our_o day_n do_v breed_v however_o we_o may_v safe_o with_o the_o most_o moderate_a make_v the_o cubit_n of_o the_o first_o measure_n double_a to_o the_o former_a and_o equal_a to_o our_o english_a yard_n §_o 3._o say_v not_o that_o this_o allow_v of_o several_a cubit_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v double_a deal_n law_n and_o a_o flat_a breach_n of_o that_o commandment_n 13._o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v in_o thy_o bag_n diverse_a weight_n a_o great_a and_o a_o small_a for_o that_o ordinance_n only_o forbid_v the_o abuse_n of_o one_o measure_n a_o great_a to_o buy_v and_o a_o small_a to_o sell_v with_o both_o be_v conceive_v of_o the_o same_o standard_n but_o to_o have_v several_a weight_n or_o measure_n where_o the_o chapman_n be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o difference_n and_o the_o price_n rate_v according_o be_v neither_o fault_n nor_o fraud_n at_o all_o no_o more_o then_o for_o a_o merchant_n to_o sell_v by_o two_o several_a pound_n weight_n the_o one_o troy_n the_o other_o averdupois_n where_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o ounce_n be_v notorious_o know_v §_o 4._o but_o thus_o allow_v the_o temple_n to_o be_v sixty_o great_a cubit_n one_o or_o as_o many_o yard_n or_o ninescore_o foot_n long_o twenty_o great_a cubit_n or_o yard_n or_o sixty_o foot_n broad_a thirty_o great_a cubit_n or_o yard_n or_o ninety_o foot_n high_a all_o clear_o within_o the_o house_n beside_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o wall_n without_o yet_o some_o will_v say_v it_o answer_v not_o expectation_n and_o the_o stately_a character_n give_v thereof_o in_o scripture_n be_v this_o that_o fabric_n which_o fill_v the_o whole_a world_n with_o the_o fame_n thereof_o which_o be_v so_o small_a in_o itself_o consider_v nothing_o can_v be_v magnificum_fw-la which_o be_v not_o magnum_fw-la and_o it_o must_v first_o be_v great_a before_o it_o can_v be_v glorious_a he_o may_v be_v pretty_a but_o not_o a_o proper_a person_n who_o have_v not_o bulk_n proportionable_a to_o his_o beauty_n yea_o if_o solomon_n temple_n be_v compare_v to_o some_o structure_n and_o fane_n of_o heathen_a god_n as_o humane_a author_n give_v in_o their_o dimension_n it_o will_v appear_v as_o saint_n gregory_n to_o saint_n paul_n the_o babe_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n or_o rather_o this_o david_n model_n will_v be_v like_o david_n himself_o stand_v by_o goliath_n so_o gigantic_a be_v some_o pagan_a fabric_n in_o comparison_n thereof_o indeed_o this_o temple_n be_v term_v exceed_v magnifical_a 1_o chron._n 22._o 5._o but_o diana_n who_o be_v style_v her_o magnificence_n act._n 19_o 27._o seem_v better_a to_o deserve_v the_o title_n who_o temple_n be_v 14._o say_v to_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o foot_n in_o the_o length_n two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o in_o the_o breadth_n appurtenance_n and_o sixty_o in_o the_o height_n thereof_o §_o 5._o to_o which_o we_o answer_v 1t._o the_o state_n of_o solomon_n temple_n do_v principal_o consist_v not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o greatness_n as_o exquisite_a symmetry_n thereof_o and_o costly_a furniture_n therein_o 2._o it_o be_v abundant_o big_a enough_o for_o the_o use_n for_o which_o it_o be_v intend_v namely_o to_o contain_v the_o holy_a vessel_n with_o sufficient_a yea_o with_o large_a space_n betwixt_o they_o and_o to_o receive_v such_o priest_n as_o do_v officiate_v therein_o for_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n be_v accessible_a to_o the_o high-priest_n alone_o and_o that_o but_o once_o a_o year_n and_o into_o the_o holy_a or_o inward_a house_n come_v not_o all_o the_o many_o thousand_o of_o levite_n but_o only_o such_o priest_n to_o light_a lamp_n set_v shewbread_n offer_v incense_n as_o by_o lot_n and_o course_n be_v call_v thereunto_o as_o appear_v by_o zacharies_n sole_a stay_v therein_o while_o the_o whole_a 10._o multitude_n of_o the_o people_n be_v pray_v without_o indeed_o nothing_o of_o drudgery_n be_v do_v in_o the_o temple_n or_o what_o must_v require_v many_o man_n to_o manage_v it_o it_o be_v neither_o handsome_a nor_o healthful_a to_o crowd_n much_o company_n into_o a_o cover_a room_n in_o that_o hot_a country_n last_o the_o great_a latitude_n and_o capacity_n of_o the_o temple_n consist_v in_o the_o outward_a court_n unseparable_a part_n thereof_o of_o such_o receipt_n as_o to_o entertain_v multitude_n of_o man_n sub_fw-la dio_fw-mi in_o the_o open_a air_n as_o complete_n a_o square_n of_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n and_o in_o the_o amplitude_n largeness_n and_o magnificence_n thereof_o equal_v yea_o exceed_a the_o great_a building_n in_o the_o world_n if_o report_n be_v but_o reduce_v to_o the_o standard_n of_o truth_n and_o traveller_n not_o permit_v to_o slip_v their_o thumb_n in_o their_o measure_n of_o yard_n overlash_v in_o their_o relation_n §_o 6._o to_o return_v to_o what_o proper_o be_v term_v temple_n why_o the_o tectum_fw-la or_o cover_v part_n thereof_o it_o be_v more_o than_o twice_o as_o great_a as_o the_o tabernacle_n make_v by_o moses_n which_o as_o 7._o ribera_n collect_v from_o the_o length_n of_o the_o 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